# Airbnb

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɛəɹˌbiːɛnˈbiː/ · frequency rank #19,006

## Definitions
1. An online vacation rental marketplace, operated by Airbnb, Inc.

## Etymology
Shortening of the company's former name AirBed & Breakfast, coined by co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2007, who originally came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. Equivalent to air + B&B (“bed and breakfast”).

## Easily confused with
- **airing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airbnb-vs-airing)
- **airbus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airbnb-vs-airbus)
- **airbag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airbag-vs-airbnb)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aibrnb`, `airbbn`, `airbbnb`, `airbnbb`, `airbnnb`, `airnbb`, `airrbnb`, `aribnb`, `iarbnb`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/airbnb